Shrug back

Shrug back

Shrug one's shoulders and shrink one's back is a Chinese idiom. Pinyin is s ǒ ngji ā NSU ō B è I, which means shrugging one's shoulders and bending one's back. It is used to describe the state of senility and the appearance of shrinking into a ball due to fear of cold. It's from Jin Ping Mei CI Hua written by Xiaosheng, Lanling, Ming Dynasty.

Idiom usage

To be used as a predicate or attributive; refer to senility

Analysis of Idioms

Synonym: shrug one's shoulders and bend one's back

The origin of Idioms

The 93rd chapter of Jin Ping Mei CI Hua written by Lanling Xiaosheng of Ming Dynasty: "it's snowy again. I'm walking on the ice underground. I'm so cold that I shrunk my shoulders and trembled."

Idiom explanation

Shoulders up, back bent. It describes the state of aging. It also describes the appearance of shrinking into a ball because of the fear of cold.